Chelsea District Library E-newsletter
April 18-24, 2015
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Star Wars Day
Monday, May 4 | 3:30-5pm
McKune Room | Ages 8-14 | Drop-in
Join us as we celebrate International Star Wars Day with Stars Wars LEGO® sets, and all things Star Wars, including crafts and snacks! Enter our Space Ship LEGO® Competition and win a prize! 

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Midwest Literary Walk
Saturday, April 25
  








Davy Rothbart
5:30pm | Chelsea Alehouse
420 N. Main St. #100

Davy Rothbart is the creator of Found Magazine, a frequent contributor to public radio's This American Life, and the author of a book of personal essays, My Heart Is An Idiot, and a collection of stories, 
The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas. 
He writes regularly for GQ Magazine and Grantland, and his work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Believer. His documentary film, Medora, about a resilient high-school basketball team in a dwindling Indiana town, aired recently on the acclaimed PBS series Independent Lens, and can now be streamed on Netflix. Rothbart is also the founder of Washington To Washington, an annual hiking adventure for inner-city kids. He lives between Los Angeles, California and his hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Find more information about Davy at MyHeartisanIdiotBook.com

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Folk Dances from Around the World
Saturday, May 9
1:30-2:30pm | Ages 6-11
McKune Room
Music and dance are wonderful ways to experience different cultures. Sample dances such as the Kalinka, Polka, Hava Nagila and the Mexican Hat Dance. Local music instructor, Tara Vesprini of Robinsongs for Kids will have your toes tapping and hands clapping while appreciating our world's diversity.
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College and Career Planning

Sunday, April 19 | 2-4pm High School Only
McKune Room

Don't let your college bound student miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity! The College and Career Planning Workshop is aimed at high school students who are just beginning their career paths.  This 2-hour workshop will not only inspire students to find careers that suits their strengths, but will give students the tools and training to create a personal college and career success plan.  Don't take it from us, read what one of their students had to say:

Synko Associates' coaching team helped me express the endless thoughts that were circulating around-and-around in my head. I found I had to verbalize my thoughts out loud. Hearing myself talk it through brought clarity and helped me achieve real progress. 
        -- Dave Costanza 


Food & Justice
Wednesday, April 22
McKune Room | 7-8:30pm

A panel of community leaders explore our food system as it relates to social justice issues and the politics of what we eat and grow. This program is one of several Food & Justice events and activities happening throughout Washtenaw County as a part of a year -long program entitled Food & Justice: An Interfaith Exploration of How our Food Choices Impact our Environment, our Economy and our Neighbors sponsored by ICPJ. For more information about this and other events in the series visit:

Introduction to Leveled Readers
Thursday, April 23 | 7-8pm
Adults | McKune Room

Are you a parent, tutor, grandparent, or teacher looking for ways to help your beginning reader? Reading Specialist Lisa Kaemming will be here to present our Leveled Reader collection and talk about how to use these materials effectively with K-2 students. The Leveled Reader collection offers packs of books that become more complex with each level, much like the books that early elementary students read in school. Each pack also includes detailed mentor instructions for helping your child to succeed.
 
 
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Looking for a place to deposit your damaged American Flag?
The library in cooperation with the Chelsea American Legion Herbert J. McKune Post #31 collects old, damaged American flags for proper retirement.  Flagsdropped off at the library are taken to the legion for the "Ceremony for Disposal of Unserviceable Flags" each fall. Please bring your flag to the "Check Out Desk" and we will make sure it is delivered to the American Legion.

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It has been a lot of fun this week celebrating National Library Week with our #BookfaceonFacebook Campaign.  So far, Ozzy has received the most Likes!



There are a lot of other creative bookfaces on our Facebook page. Take a look - maybe it will inspire the bookface hiding inside you!
Photos can be sent via FB messenger or by email to proberts@chelseadistrictlibrary.org

Wednesday, May 13
McKune Room | 7-8:30pm

This Month's Topic:
Mix & Match Flavors - Building Meals on a Budget


 

Do you get sick and tired of having spaghetti every Wednesday and meatloaf every Saturday? Are you frequently stuck in a rut and can't think of anything good to make for dinner? This month Courtney Stinson, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, is focusing on helping you find ways to come up with new meal ideas without over-taxing your brain. With Courtney's simple Build-A-Meal concept you can have dinner thought of and on the table in under 30 minutes. This month you'll learn:

  • How not to get bored with family meals by finding your creative spark
  • How to shop for and assemble super fast and simple but very flavorful meals
  • What staples to have on hand so you are always prepared to use the Build-A-Meal tool to help you build a delicious, nutritious dinner
  • Activity: group brainstorm - building deliciously, nutritious meals

*Food demo and snacks


Brought to you by the Chelsea Wellness Coalition in partnership with the Chelsea District Library and Polly's Country Market
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The Chelsea District Library is nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide equal access to quality resources that serve the lifelong cultural, educational, and informational needs and interests of all people.The library currently serves 14,000 residents in the Chelsea district - City of Chelsea plus Dexter, Lima, Lyndon and Sylvan townships and more than 20,000 individuals visit the library each month.  The library's state-of-the-art facility is an access point for information. In addition to providing dynamic services to complement and support local schools and other important community needs, the Chelsea District Library strives to present timely, interesting, and high-quality programs and events to engage and enrich the Chelsea community.